Healthcare.Gov Passes 1 Million Enrollments

Healthcare.gov, the struggling federal healthcare startup, finally cleared 1 million users in the month of December, federal officials announced Sunday morning, acknowledging a milestone that falls short of original goals.

The administration originally planned to have 7 million people registered for federal healthcare by the end of March. That goal seems lofty now, as they may not even clear half of that at the rate registrations are going.

Of course, there's always a catch. The numbers announced Sunday don't include those signed up through the 14 state-run exchanges, so we don't know if Oregon still sucks. (We're pulling for you, Oregon!) But now the administration has to process a flood of new applications before January 1, when the first registration deadline kicks in and the actual coverage begins. All things considered, the odds of this going smoothly are slim.